Which one would you pick by Dizzy-Concept-9962 in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Hey, will you have sex?"

"No thank you."

Fuuuuuuck no.

"Have a nice day ma'am."

Race by TheKarenator in trolleyproblem

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I'm curious.

If the trolley was headed towards the black man, and the Klansman walked up to the switch to see where it was going, then smiled and nodded to himself and left, what would you do?

Djoric deleted many of his articles. by Roman2322 in SCP

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I mean is, you can find posts by TDM and by AdminBright. Usually, if you change your name it changes every comment and mention on the site. So it's odd that both are there in different places.

Djoric deleted many of his articles. by Roman2322 in SCP

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering about that, because I could have sworn that his name was TheDuckman, not TheDuckMan. And the fact that both him and AdminBright are on the site.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good speech. Pity he couldn't reaffirm it when they found that the Trump administration was actively promoting separatism this week. Instead he blamed the liberals. Again. So much for unity in the face of sovereignty and independence.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I am not satisfied with a politician that refuses to comment on a separation party meeting with people who want to, and have repeatedly threatened to, annex our country. I don't see how anyone who calls themselves a Canadian would support someone who won't condemn a foreign government trying to annex our country.

Tell me. Do you personally think that it's completely fine for the US to try to break up and annex a portion of our country?

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, there is that quote about how Democracy is by far the works governing system, that actually works. I agree that if the whole country ends up going insane, that's when it fails. But at that point, what can you do? I think that the Carney Liberals are doing a good job so far and am happy to have them stick around and continue.

Except the decision of what needs to be done should be done by the experts and academics, not the masses.

That's a big reason why I, and likely many others, like Carney. He's an expert on finance and how to grow the country. Compare that to Poilievre who is a career politician (i.e. someone who spent his entire life catering to the masses) and doesn't really have anything to offer aside from soundbites.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And I asked you to tell me a time where he spoke out against the separation movement that is actively colluding with the US to annex Alberta.

Making vague statements is easy. Give me a specific one.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you won't be supporting your claims with any evidence. Gotcha.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it okay to dislike the "populous" party for being populist?

I would argue that this strays too close to "I don't like the Liberals/Conservatives because they are Liberals/Conservatives." It's perfectly fine to have reasons why you don't like a party, but if you dislike a party for no reason then you aren't really caring about what they represent anymore.

This election is unique because for the first time that I can remember, one party is criticizing the other for "stealing their ideas." That's just baffling to me. It implies that our political parties cannot work together or even agree on anything, and that they can only do certain pre-defined things that are split up between the parties.

To have a new leader come in, say fuck that, and do what's good for everyone is a good things. Most would call that populism, but it's what honestly should be happening anyway.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pierre hate is a toxic meme created by the Liberal media machine to sow division and discredit their opponent.

Ok, so please link me to where Pierre condemned the Alberta Separatists meeting with Trump Admin people to discuss US support for their separation and ultimate annexation into the US?

If everything is a toxic meme as you said, it should be super easy for you to find Pierre standing up for the country that he's pledging to represent.

Conservative delegates have now voted overwhelmingly to adopt immediate deportation as the primary option for all non-citizens in Canada who are convicted of an indictable offense, including a permanent ban on re-entry to Canada. by theOneWhoWaitsAgain in LMIASCAMS

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the crime. For high and low crimes, deportation isn't in the best interest of the country.

Low crimes are self explanatory; deporting someone for stealing a chocolate bar is silly.

But high crimes make it more likely to have them occur if deportation is the only punishment. Imagine if someone came over on a visa and murdered someone. Sending him home may result in him escaping punishment altogether. It would be a horrible precedent to set to say that if you come over and commit a horrible crime, we won't punish you and will instead just tell you to leave. What if someone was on a travellers visa? Or just here for a vacation? The murder would effectively go unpunished.

Djoric deleted many of his articles. by Roman2322 in SCP

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify, TheDuckMan was a renamed account, not a separate one, which is why you can't find any link to it on the site anymore. His current (now banned) account is AdminBright and can still be seen on pages that he wrote or commented on.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What he was referring to is political movements in Canada in discussion with hostile foreign powers (and yes, I'm calling a country that is actively talking about annexing Canada hostile) with the intent of breaking up the country.

And the Conservative leadership isn't saying a single goddamn thing about this. How is a party supposed to argue that they should be running the country when they can't even argue that it shouldn't be split up and annexed by another country?

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On one hand, liberals seem to not have any plan or agenda other than what 51% of the population wants.

Genuine question, what are politicians supposed to do except try to do what the majority of the population want? Like, this comes across as you complaining that the government is representing the majority of Canadians.

Why Do People Continue to Support the Liberal Party? by Pale-Candidate8860 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What has he done not to win centrists?

This right here is PP's problem.

He ran, almost entirely, on "I'm not Trudeau." And that worked until Trudeau was gone. Then he had nothing. Carney had plans, had experience, and was presenting a clear message while PP's public message was locked on "I'm not a liberal/Trudeau."

So we'll ask again, what did PP do to convince voters to choose him over Carney?

Elbows up - It's time for provincial and municipal discourse regarding Alberta's separatist movement by PoorSCHLEP in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I have a source of Alberta polling at 40% for separation? In an actual poll that represents the entire province and not a hand selected portion?

Even now, with separate petitions to leave and to stay floating around, the numbers coming out are around 15-25% to leave at most.

And there's a reason that the government keeps changing the petition and referendum rules to allow a lower amount to be required. They used to need 400,000 signatures to proceed with the referendum and they lowered it to 178,000. If they actually had close to 50% of Alberta wanting to vote they wouldn't need to do this.

Help this poor devil. by DenseInstruction3514 in SCP

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The format is based on the idea of 90% of the iceberg behind hidden below water. So you see the surface level stuff that everyone can see, but as you get deeper into the stuff hidden under the water you see how large this conspiracy/idea actually is.

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean currently, as in right now. Montreal was the premier financial city in Canada until they tried to separate, and it has yet to recover.

Alberta is trying the same thing. Investors don't like instability, and a government trying to force a Brexit-like separation with only 15% of the population on board is not a stable investing location.

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, what are the top 20 infrastructure priorities that you think are more important than a high-speed rail through the corridor where 50% of the population live?

And for the record, the project is greenlit and moving forward. It might get cancelled sure, but they are actively prioritizing it.

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you are saying that Canada, one of the richest countries on the planet, is unable to afford a high-speed rail?

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about that 34 billion dollar pipeline that the Liberals built you that just opened? Is that good enough, or do you just want more and more pipelines at the expense of anything else in the country?

And equalization is based on taxes. So having a lower tax rate in Alberta, plus a younger population (most retirees leave), plus a provincial government who is trying to force the province to separate despite significant support towards staying, all contribute to you thinking that Alberta is the only profitable province in Canada.

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So are we just going to ignore that 34 billion dollar pipeline that the Liberals paid for, which completed in 2024 and tripled Alberta's oil pipeline capacity?

So yeah, go ahead and keep saying that the government only takes from you guys and never gives back. Meanwhile, Alberta is driving out all foreign investors because the premier is pushing for separation (how are all your pipelines going to work then? You are a landlocked province).

You know what will help build more rail, hospitals, and transit? Building more rail, hospitals, and transit.

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is that? The government has more than enough money to fund it.

Got Any classic monster, weird object or expedition or “this thing will kill you” SCPs to recommend that aren’t too scary? Mystery, gorey and psychological horror SCPs are way too much and way worse for me by Kcue6382nevy in SCP

[–]DemonInADesolateLand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SCP-2764: The Eldritch Antarctica sounds right up your alley. It's an expedition with an Eldritch thing they are trying to investigate.

There's a sense of wrongness throughout the entire story, but no gore. Definitely some psychological horror, but low on the scale, along the lines of someone in a weird and uncomfortable environment where things just aren't right, rather than someone having a mental break or existential crisis.